Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 28, 1971, p. 18

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The Free Press Wednesday Apr I Spins dogs turtles pachyderms TV men in ActionLine web Music skit draw on Golden Age program Lets Play Bridge by II coals Toronto Telegram Action line columnist Frank an off Ihecuff speaker with a fund of stones entertained afterdinner fashion for a mixed group of men and women at a regular Angl Club dinner Thursday evening Mr accounts of rescuing dogs from an Italian refugee camp importing an elephant from Thailand Moroccan turtles for an girl and an Insight Into the TV repair rackets practiced by unscrupulous repairmen kept the audience Interested and amused He attributed the success of his column to the fact that people are interested more in the things which affect them everyday lhan big events like the Viet Nam war which receives so much space In the daily press letters Action Line receives letters a week said Mr and the Globe and Mall most popular Canadian newspaper for letters receives only letters a day on big issues most of them dictated to secretaries Household difficulties said Mr arc Important because people Interested in the immediate things which affect them personally He pooh Marshall McLuhan contention that print was an obsolete form of communication Newspapers he suggested like any other institutions of the day must justify their existence and Action was a new approach to Journalism a bridge which links consumers and retailer manufacturer etc He said many of the problems could be traced directly to a breakdown in communications which his column to bridge Complex big government today has taken away another ire a where complaints could be directed Mr contended remarking that Park is earner to deal with than Ottawa No guarantees Of course both of them are much like the elephant Action brought from Thailand There is no guarantee it was alive when it got on the plane Or the Moroccan turtles Action imported from London England where J of them were stranded An Etobicoke girl sent them to rescue one of the amphibious creuturLS They quickly found out it cost to rescue one of the turtles by air and they could import four for the same price So four they got and the little girl received a pair hopefully mates important thing about stunts like these said was that somebody cared and at ted It was the same kind of story for the pair of cooped up canines mac imp outside Rome Mr attractive blonde Barbara who iccomparucd him to the dinner flew to Rome and the camp to rescue the orphans She arrived back evening with the meeting at the airport Through curtain were brought to Italy two women refugees from Hunjar who drove through the iron curtain to Yugoslavia and from then to Italy in a state- Mrs Elsie Reed An enthusiastic group turned out for the evening meeting of the Golden Age Club on Tuesday for a most enjoyable evening Business Items were quickly dealt with Notice was received of the annual spring executive meeting to be held Wednesday April in Knox Presbyterian Church Milton at 2 pjn All dubs of Zone are expected to send representatives to help for the zone picnic usually hold In June list illness An expected speaker to tell of the local swap shop was unable to be present on account of Illness Mra Gertrude Clarke was reported In hospital while on a visit to her daughter in California Mrs Jean Smith was reported to be improving but still in Guclph Hospital Fred was welcomed back after a stay In hospital Mrs George Fryer who had been president of the club for the past two years was able to be out and was presented with her past president s pin She thanked the club and wished it further sue THE TORONTO TELEGRAM S Action Lino with Bob Hart who was chairman for columnist Frank left and his assistant Iliursday Angl Club dinner at St Mrs Barbara Pausner swap experiences Alb in parish hall Staff Photo owned Volkswagen where even tually they arranged to emigrate to Canada However there was no provision for the dogs a boxer and poodle It looked like they might have to be put to sleep The plight of the two dogs who made the harrowing trip over the heavily fortified Hungarian border was brought to the attention of the Toronto Hungarian community which in turn passed the information on to Action Line Where else but in the newspaper business would you find a bunch of nuts ready to bring dogs from Rome he quipped to the audience The women were reunited with their pets but all Mrs Pausner saw of Rome was the airport The rescue kept people Interested explained and above all it showed someone cared which made it worthwhile A TV tale wasnt so softhearted with the unscrupulous TV repairmen who bilk set owners He recounted with Mrs Pausner assistance a tale of several technicians who were more disposed to fleece them of their wealth than fixing a set If they come in pairs he warned bar the doors They are going to take the set with them and then oh boy watch your How can you tell bad guys from the good guys If the repairman pats the dog and pussies the cat then bar the door If he is surly and interested only in your set he quite likely a reputable technician with no designs on your wallet or your mortgage maintains One result of Action lines investigation into the TV repair business is that the shady technician with no training may be eliminated by an Action Line suggestion that each repairman have a certificate of competency This will likely be law by the end of the year Auto mechanics They are pretty well protected by legislation and the fact that the tug oil companies stand behind their dealer s work more than the big auto makers do claimed Important protection The most important piece of legislation ever passed to protect the consumer claimed was a recent enactment prepared and passed by the Minister of Consumer Affairs Ron Finance companies once disassociated with the product they lent money for ore now responsible for it put the bite on manufacturer to see the product they sell is worthwhile as a result and this legislation A ID If nut on MOTHERS DAY lh Caravelle by BULOVAi In si puts ll i I hind I I imp r m on I it ir Itnt id Model God ten use May be worn as pendant or chum Alio n John Jeweller 5 Main St N Georgetown 8774313 puts Canada away ahead in the consumer protection field is just discussing whether It is feasible said Bob Hart chaired the hour and half with Rev Robert Semens of Georgetown winding up Willi a spiritual message Lvised on the Chapter of St John Mr was thanked by Lloyd Hilfmin OSl endorses the interest in carcare while questioning the patriotism of the Frenchman who owned a 1912 car The French army requisitioned the car in In 1939 he bricked up thf the observation that the army t going to get it tins time Fine program Mrs and Mrs Near were conveners for a wonderful program of unusual interest and variety with Mrs McCutcheon acting as M C Starting off with gusto the orchestra of Mr Fuller violin Mr Davidson bass drum and Mr at the piano produced several of those toe tapping dance tunes all so much They came back later for another turn with more of the same ending with Mr cording while Mr Davidson played on his mouth organ Cock the North and Walts Quadrille Mrs Moore and Mrs Mclntyre played on their guitars and sang an especially fine selection of songs Daddy ot Mine and others coming back with Whispering Hope These sisters are much enjoyed and thoroughly appreciated for taking time out of a busy life to came to entertain Skit on I Mrs Near in her centennial costume and Mrs Mclntyre as her pipesmoking plaldshirted husband put on a skit with Pros and Cons of the Women Institute as viewed by man and his wife Mrs Near gave a comic reading about a Poor Old Woman who swallowed a fly She died of course Ontario Place Vic showed films of the new Ontario Place which were a marvellous revelation of what can be done when someone has the vision and ability to go ahead Mrs Near gave some notes on the inception and building of this enterprise It was thought that would be a good place to go on one of the club bus trips this summer The climax of the program was the drawing for the beautiful quilt Mr was pressed into reaching Into a huge kettle and taking out the lucky ticket Miss Jane Watson a young Acton lady held the lucky ticket Con We hope you like it and get much pleasure from it in your future A nice sum had been realized after expenses had been paid The quilt era were given a hearty clap for their work Mrs Milne Mrs Craig and Mrs Duby convened a delicious lunch of cheese and fruit breads and cookies to conclude a very happy evening tit too bid that bridge cannot get their good bidding and good pity together the aaroe lime On wine hind you mike tricks but you only bid two you gel a poor remit On next hand you bid tike in expert to a grand but you mike only twelve tor mother poor mult Here one of the latter type from last week a a it the Bridge Club South dealt with North South ruble that he has something lull and North took After a Blackwood North bids a grand in West led a heart and declarer should take stock It looka like four spade Iwo In hearts two In diamond That a only tricks so another trick required vloui if you lake time to look that ruff In dummy Is the easiest NORTH S K J J A K K K this 10 FAST S s J 10 Trump split Declarer should draw two round or trump using dummy a king and Jack When he finds the trump split cur- Id d king a A low diamond Back to hand Now a trump lead allows declarer to get back to his hand One of dummy a Tow hearts Is played on the fourth trump and the other goes oft on ads lo dummy and WFST SOUTH NORTH EAST 2 T I PASS PASS PASS PASS ALL PASS balance week winner the Ac ion Bridge Club were first Kate Coats and Gloria Coaia second Harry and Ivan Harris third Kay Campbell and Bart Soulh was one the bridge player ik in- Flattery is the art of telling balanced hands with a bid of one club someone J list what he thinks of Some he will got In trouble not himself vulnerability not vulnerable he la looking sacrifice either red suit The Joy 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